I normally use tethering a lot but hadn't since the 5.0 update and so didn't notice this issue. Now my Nexus 5 is at 5.0.1 and today I needed to tether and found that it doesn't work.
Phone is Nexus ...

I have an old HD2 a friend donated to me, which I recently flashed to a custom 4.4 (rooted) build. Since the device is old, not used for cell service, I was wondering if it could be used as a "remote ...

I have a vague concept for a piece of software I want to write, but I'm facing a problem in that I'm not sure this is even possible with the way Android handles creating Wi-Fi hotspots in its current ...

When I set up a mobile hotspot on my phone, I can connect no more than 5 devices. This is really annoying as I am really using it as a wifi hub for my house (I can't get good broadband). I have the ...

I just received two scary messages on my phone LG VS980 running the Android Os
"[some name starting with H] has disconnected"
"MSN:[some name starting with H] has disconnected"
Back to back in like ...

Bluetooth uses low power, and hence I keep it enabled indefinitely for whenever I want to tether with my laptop.
Wi-Fi is much faster and thus I prefer it over Bluetooth, but I can't keep the access ...

I have an android phone in car for Spotify purposes.
I'm trying to set up the system so the car phone tries to connect to my own phone once car power is on (phone starts charging) and start playing ...

My android phone (CyanogenMod 11.0-InstallerXNPQ29S on a Nexus 4) connects to a wireless router for internet access.
Can it also share this connection wirelessly to my computer simultaneously or has ...

I use my smartphone for tethering and i have a ruined battery which will keep the device on for not more than 1 minute but can be plugged in to the computer or charger.Is it ok to leave the device for ...

I'm using an Android mobile phone as a WiFi access point (hotspot) to share my 3G connection with a few laptops.
Unfortunately the 3G provider (Polish Aero2) uses a non-standard authentication scheme, ...

Device: Galaxy Nexus
Android: CyangenMod 11.0 (Android 4.4.4)
The IT department of my company doesn't support access of Mac devices to its network, but it does for Android devices. So I would like to ...

As I know that Android phone can share wifi by using the tethering.
So, may I know if it is possible to even share my phone GSM / 3G / 2G connection? (of course without applying another SIM card for ...

I am using Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini (unrooted) accompanied with a data plan. So far I can connect all my terminals to the Internet with the use of tethering.
So far so good, until I wanted to network ...

How can i enable port forwarding during USB tethering? I know there are plenty of apps available for this. but i want to know is there any method available to perform this without installing an app ...

I turned on mobile data and hotspot in my Samsung Galaxy Ace (On a Philippine carrier called "Globe"). I can surf websites just fine directly on Android.
Now, I connect my PC to Android's hotspot, it ...

A recent OTA update to KitKat removed the ability to tether my phone. I feel very frustrated by this bait and switch since I bought the phone for its ability to tether. The workaround is apparently to ...

I have a rooted sony xperia active on airtel network while living abroad in Zambia. I bought a data package for my phone but it only seems to work with my web browser and a select few other apps. It ...

I use my Android device with 3G as a hotspot for my laptop. I also occasionally connect other Internet devices to the network, and would like to look at the traffic.
I need a way to log the traffic ...

Here's my problem: If I go to the built-in android tethering system and enable it, the computer connects just fine but it does not have internet access(the yellow icon is there). However, I installed ...

When I turn on WiFi tethering it disables the WiFi logically. But when I restore it doesn't turn it back on again, so I have to do it manually. Is there any way to do it automatically?
I have a nexus ...

Before going into main question, we do know that :
we can do Reverse Tethering from PC into android (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1371345)
And we can share current phone internet ...